Yanaka Historical Walking Tour in Tokyo's Old Town | 3 hours 30 minutes

138 Reviews | Tokyo
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Tour photos
  • Lucky cat craft experience (painting)
  • Food samplings (Various types of local snacks and sweets)
  • 1 drink & sweet at a cafe
  • 3.5 hours with a local guide
  • Lunch

Overview

-Feel the Shinto vibe as you cross a vibrant red arch in Nezu Shrine, a portal into another world We'll head for Nezu shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Tokyo. While your guide shares Japanese cultural and historical tidbits, we'll take great photos in and around the tunnel. - Craft a lucky cat for your travel memory in an cafe of the old folk house After a nice long walk, we will rest in a cafe with a drink and sweert. This is the first cafe in Japan that provides workshops to craft lucky cat statues that will bring luck and happiness. Let's paint your statue with your favorite color and patterns, and make your cat keep your memory from Japan for good. - Dive into the local lifestyle! Stroll the backstreets of a quiet local area. After visiting the famous Himalayan Cedar tree, we'll visit Yanaka Ginza, a long local shopping street which represents the flavors of Tokyo's old neighborhoods.

Meeting points

Japan, 〒113-0031 Tokyo, Bunkyo City, Nezu, 1-chōme−4−7 ディージェイ根津駅前

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- Outside of Tokyo Metro Nezu Station Exit 1 - Your guide will be holding a red/orange sign saying "Magical Trip" - When arriving at Tokyo Metro Nezu Station, go to Exit 1 and up stairs to ground. - Your guide will be waiting just right in front of upstairs

End point

7-chōme-6-10 Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0001, Japan

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The tour ends in Yanaka. Your guide will navigate you your next destination.

Itinerary

  • Nezu Shrine

    You'll see the continuous Torii gates, which reminds you of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Feel the Shinto vibe as you cross a vibrant red arch in Nezu Shrine, a portal into another world After meeting at Nezu station, we'll head for Nezu shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Tokyo. You may recognize it, as it's a place famous for its tunnel of vermilion torii gates, also seen at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine. While your guide shares cultural and historical tidbits about Japan, we'll take great photos in and around the tunnel. You can learn how one can pray at shrines and how to behave at them.

    30 minutes

  • Yanaka District

    See around Yanaka area and have a traditional Japanese lunch. We'll stroll through a residential area where you can get a sense of real, local lifestyles. Sample a variety of local foods as you stroll around Yanaka Ginza and find yourself in a cozy house that serves Soba lunch, a food engrained in Japanese culture

    1 hour

  • Nezu Museum (Pass By)

    Pass by Nezu Museum

  • Cafe Neko-e-mon

    Experience painting Japanese cat doll while having dessert and drink in a good Japanese old house cafe. Craft a lucky cat for your travel memory in a cafe of an old folk house After a nice long walk, we will rest in a cafe with a drink and sweets. This is the first cafe in Japan that provides workshops to craft lucky cat statues that bring luck and happiness. Paint a cat statue with your favorite color and patterns, and make your cat keep your memories from Japan for good.

    1 hour

  • Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street

    A shopping street which has a nostalgic atmosphere. We will sample some street foods. We'll stroll through a residential area where you can get a sense of real, local lifestyles. You can pop into small places such as antique stores and sweets shops that line the streets.

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
  • While you’ll enjoy some tasty food samples on this tour, a full lunch or dinner isn’t included. We suggest having a meal beforehand to make the most of your experience.
  • Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
  • Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Reviews

4.9

138 reviews

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    126
  • 4 stars
    9
  • 3 stars
    1
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 126 reviews with 5 stars

Good experience

Published on Nov, 2024

Very pleasant walk, enjoyed knowing a bit more about the Japanese culture. We loved the knowledge of our guide Nori. Rich culturally.

100% recommended!!!

Published on Nov, 2024

The tour was amazing, Hina was a very interesting and kind person and she made us discover many new aspects of the Japanese culture! Totally worth it.

A great intro to Yanaka with a friendly and instructive guide

Published on Nov, 2024

Hina was an instructive and joyful guide. We learned quite a bit about Shinto while visiting a local shrine, took a break to paint our lucky cats, and maybe spent too much money at the local shopping area. There are many shops there that have been open a very long time. The bamboo craft shop I bought a few things at has been in the family for four generations. If you're lucky, you might get to chat with the owner. I highly recommend this tour to anyone and I hope to try another when i visit Osaka. Thanks for a one-of-a-kind experience!

What a wonderful afternoon!

Published on Nov, 2024

Kenji was awesome! So much fun and so informative, we had the best afternoon!! Lots of culture and lots of laughs! Domo arigato Kenji!!

Yanaka walking tour with superb guide Mark!

Published on Nov, 2024

Excellent walking tour with our guide Mark. Superb in all aspects - very knowledgeable and enthusiastic to show us the awesome Yanaka area. Highly recommended!

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